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Tuesday 22 June 2010
TSMC to set up rooftop PV system at Fab 14 using Motech solar cells
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will set up a rooftop PV solar system at the phase-four section of its Fab 14 12-inch wafer foundry in the Southern Taiwan Science...
Monday 21 June 2010
TSMC to begin construction for new plant to produce solar cells using Stion technology by year-end, says report
Rick Tsai, president of TSMC's new business division, has said the company will break ground for a new plant at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) by year's end to produce solar...
Thursday 17 June 2010
TSMC and Stion sign agreements for CIGSS technology
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar photovoltaic modules, have announced that the two companies have reached...
Tuesday 15 June 2010
TSMC Chang more upbeat on 2010 chip growth
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has again raised his forecast for chip market growth in 2010. Speaking at a shareholders meeting...
Tuesday 15 June 2010
TSMC lands CPU orders from AMD and VIA, says paper
AMD's Ontario processors, which will be launched in the second half of 2011, and VIA's new dual-core Nano processors are both expected to adopt Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Friday 11 June 2010
Europe debt crisis has limited impact on global semiconductor industry, says TSMC chairman
The impact of the debt crisis in Europe on the global semiconductor market will be limited as North America remains the largest semiconductor market in the world, and the China market...
Thursday 10 June 2010
TSMC revenues hit all-time high in May 2010
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen its sales hit an all-time high for the second straight month. The chip foundry registered consolidated revenues of NT$34.82...
Thursday 10 June 2010
TSMC unveils new reference flows
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on June 9 introduced two reference flows - Reference Flow 11.0 and Analog/Mixed Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 1.0 - a day after announcing...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
IMEC extends Europractice IC service with TSMC 40nm offering
Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC) has announced the extension of its Europractice IC service with the offering of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's)...
Tuesday 8 June 2010
TSMC extends OIP to speed up new designs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its Open Innovation Platform (OIP) - the foundry's design enablement initiative to accelerate time-to-market, improve...
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Globalfoundries reveals urgent push for 40/45nm process capacity expansion
Globalfoundries has announced plans to add nearly 110,000-square feet of clean room space at its 12-inch Fab 1 in Dresden, with the first output from the new facility expected in...
Thursday 27 May 2010
TSMC announces 0.18-micron automotive embedded flash IP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its 0.18-micron automotive embedded flash IP that passed AEC-Q100 product qualification requirements for a wide range...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Double booking concern no longer an issue, says Motech chairman
With no cancellation for third-quarter orders thus far, Motech Industries chairman Simon Tsuo believes previous concerns for double booking is no longer an issue, adding that the...
Thursday 20 May 2010
MediaTek shipments for TD-SCDMA handsets to soar, says paper
MediaTek is expected to see its shipments of 3G TD-SCDMA chipsets top two million units a month around the end of the third quarter, compared to about one million shipped monthly...
Tuesday 18 May 2010
AMD chipsets in tight supply
Supply for AMD chipsets is running tight as the company has agreed to allow foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to allocate part of the 55nm capacity...